Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 240, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 14, 1942 Page: 4 of 8
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Industrial plants
are operating on stepped-up
schedules in the Nation’s all-out
war effort. Success of this huge
job depends upon the strength
of America’s Second Line of
Defense, the factories and the
workers who are pledged to pro-
duction schedules which stagger
the imagination.
Electric power turns wheels of
production. The men and wom-
en of the Texas Electric Service
Company have dedicated their
all-out efforts as workers in
America’s Second Line of De-
fense.
TEXAS ELECTRIC
SERVICE COMPANY
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Mrs. G. M. Bettis, president-
eleet of the City Coo net I Pa-
rent-Teacher <> r g a n i i. ation,
Sweetwater, is co-chairman of
general eonferenee uirange-
nients.
Mrs. Earl Harber, president of
♦he City CouneU, N wept writ-
er P-TA nnits, is general ehair-
man of the conference. She
welcomed conference guests at
the opening session this mor-
ning.
Mrs.
( an
State Flowers Brighten
Dinner For P-TA Visitors
Bouquets of the Texas -;tatei Morgan, high school senior,
flower—the bluebonnet—decorat-' Superintendent H. S. Covey I
ed tables arranged in a huge and Mrs. Covey and the fol-'
horseshoe Monday night when I lowing principals attended:
officers and local committee I •'lessl's- an<* -"mes- R* t- ^agg, .
chairman were feted at the Blue! ^ Reed. G. E, Williams, L. j
Bonnet hotel with a pre-ecnfer-i ^• King, C~ ^ larter and H. j
ence P-TA dinner. | s- Fatherree, principal of Abi-
The event officially welcomed *ene high school,
delegates of 24 West Texas coun-
ties to Sweetwater for the 21st T
annual conference of the Sixth ■ IjCciUCI
District, Texas Congress of Par-
Mrs. Ed Jansen, vice-president
of the district, for Nolan and
Mitchell counties, is program
chairman for the conference.
She will lead a group confer-
ence on Visual Education and
Radio this afternoon.
'Chuck'
Will Be
At Bowl i
Mrs. L. T. Nelson, president of
the Sweetwater high P-TA un-
it, district chairman of publi-
city and yearbooks, local chair-
man of hospitality, and district
vice president-elect. Shi;* will
lead a group conference today.
Mrs. C. H. Morgan is president
of Bengali Junior high Parent-
Teacher organization; vice-pre-
sident-elect of the Purent Tea-
cher City Council, and local
chairman of decorations.
Mrs. C. R. Whorton is presi-
dent of the Philip Nolan P-TA.
She is serving an unexpired
term and has heien elected pre-
sident for next year. She is lo-
cal chairman of publicity.
Mrs. Sam Shaw is president of
J. R, Lewis Parent-Teacher as-
sociation, and is local chairman
of registration and badges for
the eonferenee, being li|t*ld to-
day and tomorrow.
Sixth District President
ents and Teachers, in a “round
up” dinner, preceded by a board 1
meeting.
Covered wagons, exact repli
cas of the old schooners wore
plate favors. They held a wagoi |
load of good wishes and tinted
mints.
Mrs. L. G. Byerley, Sixth Dist-
rict president, presided.
Standards of hrides wreath and
golden gladioli formed t back-
ground for the speaker’s table, j
*»• Present were Mines.: W. H.
Schlyer, San Angelo: Mrs. Crank |
Lossing, San Angelo; 0 W.:
Hicks, Odessa: W. H. Ward, Big!
Spring; L. L. Stuart. Eldorado, |
J. C. Stewart, Lawn, and Ed I
-Jansen, Earl Harber. G. M. Bet-1
tis. R. B. Lollar, C. B. Whorton,!
-John B. Darned carl Mur *.*11.
Manse Wood, L. T. Nelson. Sam 1V
Shaw. U. H. Morgan. C E. u *
Lambert, Dean Veal, all of!
Sweetwater. Mrs. R. C. Crane, a i
P-TA. member since 1910. w is ai
guest..
Frank Monroe Midland prin-
cipal, and state director of rec-
reation, conducted a play period :
after dinner.
Mrs. G. M. Bettis president
elect of the City Council an-
nounced the program. Mrs. Jim
Wells presented her violin en-
semble playing several selec-
tions.
An exhibit featured a hand-
some poster painted by Alice
<To Relieve distress from MONTHLY^
FEMALE
WEAKNESS
Try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound to help relieve monthly
pain with Its weak, nervous feelings
—due to monthly functional dis-
turbances. It helps build up resis-
tance against such distress of **c!tffi-
jiult days." Follow label directions^
Mrs. Fred Stirman, Odessa, and
formerly city council president
of Sweetwater Parent-Tearher
association, is a vice president
eleet of tin- Sixth District. She
is a safety chairman of the
district.
The social side of the Sixth
i District Conference, in session i
in Sweetwater today and tomor-!
i row, will be featured by an old j
fashioned chuck wagon dinner, j
served from a nhonest-to-good-1
ness old timer, that creaks and |
groans under cattle brands of
50 years ago and belonging to
Billy George, an early dav cow-
boy. '
The site for the old fashioned
“chuck” will be at 6:30 p. in.
today on the green carnet of the
very modern Mustang football
bowl, the only high school bowl
in this part of Texas.
West Texas weather is unde-
pendable. and the wagon might
be forced to roll to a coffee shop
tonight. Otherwise women will
gather at the -50-yard line for
the feed.
The dinner is being sponsor-
ed by the host clubs of Sweet-
water. Immediately afterward a
program will get underway at
i the auditorium. Bryan Dickson,
I superintendent of San Angelo
i schools will lead the main pan-
el discussion on what the schools
expect of the parent-teacher as-
sociation. R. 6. Covey, Sweet-
water school superintendent.
John E. Watson, Colorado City:
I.eland I.. Martin. Crane and
G. A. Heath of Midland will take
part.
Frank Monroe will close the
evening with a play hour.
Mrs. L. If. Byierley, Midland, is presiding jis president for
the Sixth District, Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
meeting today and tomorrow in Sweetwater. -She Is also a
state viee president elect. Mrs. Byprlry presided at the pre-
conference hoard dinner and meeting last night at the Bine
Bonnet hotel.
8,846 On Roll
Mrs. Brann’s Of 24*County
Radio Series I P'TA District
Starts Tonight
Mis. \V. It. t'ogdell. Abilene,
is i-eeneding secretary of the
Sixth District P-TA. She will
preside for I tic- findings of the
c-niifc-renc-c- Wednesday ninrii-
ing.
Mrs. Albeit Rrann. Sweetwat-
er vocalist, will inaugurate a
series of broadcasts over radio
ration KNOX, beginning at 7 p.
m. Tuesday.
Mrs. Rrann will sing popular
medleys, favorites of tong ago
and songs of more modern com-
c.sjtion. She is expecting to
build a program that will encou-
: rage the cultural love for good
music. Each week Mrs. Rrann
| will present a guest artist on
her 15-minute program. Mildred
I Gatlin, popular reader, will as-
sist Mrs. Rrann tonight.
MAXWELL HOUSE
GIVES YOU
ALL THE FLAVOR
The special Maxwell House "Radiant Roast" process
brings out all the foil rich flavor of everv hean —
coasts it evenly, through and through. And Indav in
that famous blue Maxwell House tin yon get more
flavor for your money because ...
• Thara'a mara flavor in the Maxwell House blend—it'*
far richer in highland-grown, extra-flavor coffees.
O No flavor can escapn—It’s sealed, roaster-fresh, in
the famous super-vacuum tin.
o No waiting — Maxwell House is already precisely
ground for every method: Drip, Regular, Glass-Maher.
• To save money and save shopping trips —gat the
thrifty 2-pound tin.
GOOD TO THE LAST
DROP !
1 A Product of General Food*
Monday.
Circle 3 met in the Young
People’s department of the
church with seven present Mrs.
C. S. Perkins led the prayer and
Mrs. Jack Roland was in charge
of business. Twelve calls were
reported. Mi's. Fred Williams
led the lesson on ‘Authority in
Progress shown in the Sixth Christs church.
,, . _ Present were Mines. Lance
D,strict Texas Congress of Par- Thompson. ,lohn Hubbard, Horn-
ents and Teachers, will be re- er Bradford. Perkins, Roland,
counted today at the municipal Williams and Betty Carr. The
auditorium by Mrs. L. G By- i ft roup will meet Monday at the
erley, president, who reveals l same place.___
that an increase of 361 memb-lg e . Hmnrflilv
ers has been recorded for the j '•**" PlSOrTlly
year. Total membership for the Without Suffering
24 counties now stands a, 8- Sjnce Joking Hoyt'S
| Gas Fains, Indigestion, Kid-
ney Misery and Weakened
Condition Were Improved lly
Hoyt’s Says Mrs. Wright
Mrs. (’. V Wright of 1718 Tex-
846.
There have been 11 new an!
active units added. A total of 129
local units are operating with!
six city councils and seven j
county councils in tact. There I
are 71 procedure course gradu-1as Avenue. Lubbock, Texas, says:
ates and thev will be among1"1 have been bothered with tier-
i vous indigestion, gas pains and a
the nonored guests at the meet-j
ing underway today and tomor-,
row in Sweetwater.
24 Attend
Christian
Circles
Circles of the First Christian
church met Monday afternoon to
continue their study of the Bible,
with 24 women present.
Circle 1 met with Mrs. Ray-
mond Bishop with six members
present Mrs. Robert Edison pre-
sided and taught the lesson of
“Four Fold Task of the Church,"
Present were: Mmes. J.erov
Harter W E. Collins. Arnold
Ford. Wilson Brooks, Bill Jon-
es, Bishop and Edison. Mrs. W.
E. Collins will be next hostess.
Eleven members of the .Circle
2 met at the church with Mrs.
H. R. Allen saying the open-
ing prayer and Mrs. Charles
Deen presiding. Sixteen calls
[ were reported. Mrs. Ney Rheri-
i dan led the lesson taken from
! the 9th chapter of Daniel.
Others present were Mmes.:
Paul Sorenson. C. W Breeding.
M. K. Stevenson, W. Bennett, C.
Paxton. C H. Dammann. W. F.
P’Pool and W. Davis, The next
meeting will he at the church
MBS. C. V. WRIGHT
weakened condition of the kid-
neys. My system was filled with
poisons, and I had headaches
My sleep was broken by kidney
disturbances. I became run-down
and would have to lie down dur-
ing the day to recuperate
j “Then 1 started taking Hoyt’s
j Compound and can truthfully
say those severe gas pains, and
the indigestion are 100 per cent
improved. 1 can eat many more
foods than 1 have been able to
eat in years. My kidneys have
been relieved, and I have more
strength. I can stay up all day
easily, and I feel like a differ-
ent person. 1 am going to con-
tinue taking Hoyt's until all the
poisons are out of my system."
Hoyt's Compound is recom
mended and sold by the Armor’s
Drag Store and bv ail leatling
druggists in this entire area.
Women’s
Council
Meets
By Mrs- Frank Cleckler
"Home Guards for Demoera-1
(•/’’ was the topic used by Mrs. i
Jim Johnson, chairman of the I
home demonstration council
which met Saturday afternoon.
“The home demonstration
club has a great, work to do, not
in a natural way, because it is
a higher way of life. I.et memb
ers be home guards”, she ex-
plained, “and use the biggest gun
in Texas the Texas Food Stan-
dard, to guard our ijealth.”
To guard the spiritual side and
guide the youth of the nation af-
ter the war. we must think
—think as we never have before
and hold out brotherly love to
preserve the most precious gems,
freedom and right tfi happiness,
Mrs. Johnson said.
“'Mrs. Jimmie Hendrix of Cot-
tonwood, who was a delegate to
the Baird convention April 7.
discussed highlights of the meet.
She told of one county, Stevens,
Vice President
Mis. W. H. Ward of Big
Spring is vice president of the
Sixth District for Martin, How-
ard, Glasscock and Sterling
Counties.
as having pledged themselves
to work in their victory gard-
ens as did MacArthur in the
Philippines. Others speaking
during the afternoon were Mrs.
Frank Cleckler, delegate, and
Mrs. Atlrain Harvey.
The women of the county
See WOMEN Page 7
Murrell, president
eleet of Reagan junior
school's I’arrol-Teachrr organ-0
leal ion, is transportation elrair-
man of tIn- eonferenee. .
Announce
Marriage
Jan. 31 #
Mr. and Mrs. Frank DavJ.son,
Jr., announce the imarriage,
January 31. of their daughter,
Geraldine and Bill B. Gverfctt0
Vows were exchanged at the
home of the Rev. T, .1 Spark
man, officiating minister.
The bride wore a light wool
blue with black accessories! At®
lendants were Wanda Davison
cousin Of Ihe bride, and (Well
Jeter of Camp Barkeleyi
Mrs. Everett Is a 1936 ‘graduate
of Newman high school and plow®
is employed at the Sweetwater
hospital. ; ;
Mr. Everett, son of Mr,-and
Mrs. L. F. Everett of Rush^
Springs, Oklahoma, is stationed
in the U. S. Army, at Camp Bark-
eley. , J
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 240, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 14, 1942, newspaper, April 14, 1942; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth710903/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.